Macquarie Dictionary announces ‘AI slop’ as its word of the year, beating out Ozempic face

Term was up against a shortlist including Ozempic face, blind box, ate (and left no crumbs) and Roman Empire

The Oxford Word of the Year 2025 is rage bait - Oxford University Press

The Oxford Word of the Year crown for 2025 has gone to 'rage bait', with our experts noting that its usage had tripled over the past 12 months.

PER LA TRECCANI È “FIDUCIA” LA PAROLA DELL’ANNO 2025 - Treccani

L’Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani, dopo “rispetto” nel 2024, ha scelto “fiducia” come parola dell’anno del 2025 per

ANA Selects Agentic AI and Authenticity as 2025 Marketing Words of the Year | LBBOnline

Little Black Book, Marketers recognise both the acceleration of AI and the rising importance of human truth in 2025

“KI-Ära” (AI Era) Named Germany’s Word of the Year 2025

“KI-Ära” (AI era) becomes Germany’s Word of the Year 2025 as AI reshapes daily life. Other top terms include Deal, Sondervermögen, klimamüde, and Vertiktokung, marking key issues.

PALAVRA DO ANO® - 2022

A Palavra do Ano® é uma iniciativa da Porto Editora que visa reunir e destacar as palavras que, anualmente, maior importância adquirem no quotidiano dos portugueses.

Moose Emil chosen as Austria’s 2025 word of the year

Moose Emil chosen as Austria’s 2025 word of the year

‘Frauen-Nati’ chosen as German word of the year in Switzerland

Frauen-Nati (Swiss women's football team) chosen as Swiss German word of the year 2025.

Årets ord 2025 er tekoligark

Hvem bestemmer hva du ser på mobilen? Hvem har makten til å snu opp ned på debatten? Språkrådet har kåret «tekoligark» til årets ord 2025.

Shoko Kanazawa Dedicates Shine '輝' as This New Year's Message of Hope | JAPAN Forward

Shoko Kanazawa dedicates 輝 (shine) as a strong message of resilience, guiding hearts and minds toward a hopeful, inspiring year filled with strength.

Youdao Dictionary Unveils 2025 Word of the Year: "Deepseek" Emerges as China's Most-Searched Term

/PRNewswire/ -- As the world's largest online dictionary by user base, Youdao Dictionary has formally announced "deepseek" as its 2025 Word of the Year. The...

Word of the year - Global Times

Chang Ping-huang, president of the Chinese Calligraphy Society in Taiwan, displays the Chinese character “shi” at a cross-Straits word-of-the-year event in Taipei on December 9, 2025. The character, which can mean “trend” or “momentum,” was voted the 2025 Word of the Year across the Taiwan Straits at the event. Photo: VCG

This word sums up how many workers are feeling these days, Glassdoor says

Here's how many employees say they are feeling amid festering concerns about the economy, AI and other issues, according to the job-search firm.

‘Ordinary' emerges as the Racist Word of the Year following analysis of language used by far-right figures - Voice Online

‘Ordinary’ has been named Racist Word of 2025 as it supports racist tropes when it is used as a synonym for ‘white’

Word of the Year 2025 Chosen as "Zoomer" - Zamin.uz, 11.12.2025

The word “zoomer” has been selected as the most significant word of 2025. This result was announced based on a linguistic survey conducted by the “Gramota.ru” portal. In the survey, the words “fatigue” (38%) and “red flag” (37%) also secured high rankings. A total of 469 linguists from 23

今年の漢字は「熊」に決定 京都・清水寺で発表 - ライブドアニュース

12日、京都・清水寺で今年の漢字が「熊」と発表された。2024年は「金」、2023年は「税」だった。▽過去の「今年の漢字」2024年:「金」2023年:「税」2022年:「戦」2021年:「金」2020年:「密」2019年:「令」2018年:「

Jugendwort des Jahres 2025: Was bedeutet 6-7?

Die Gesellschaft für Österreichisches Deutsch hat „Six Seven“ zum Jugendwort des Jahres 2025 gewählt. Aber was bedeutet 6-7 und wo kommt die Zahlenfolge her?

AN’s 2025 Architecture Word of the Year: “glut”

This year has been a lot. In 2025, we’ve seen a heavy helping of more, more, and more, and bigger, bigger, and bigger

Education Week's 2025 Word of the Year Is ...

Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal role in education caused uncertainty for schools.

2025 Word of the Year: Slop

Plus 'gerrymander', 'touch grass', 'performative', and other words that defined the year

"Hallucineren" chosen as Van Dale's word of 2025 as AI gives term new meaning

The editors of Van Dale have chosen “hallucineren” as the Word of the Year 2025. According to the dictionary, artificial intelligence has given the word, Dutch for “hallucinating,” a new meaning.

2025 Huaʻōlelo o ka Makahiki: Kāhuli | University of Hawaiʻi System News

Kāhuli speaks to change, to alter, to overturn and draws from the opening lines of the Hawaiian creation chant of Kumulipo.

The climate word of the year

This week, we’re looking at some of the climate words and phrases that defined 2025 — and what that says about where we’re at.

Ćaciland Protest Camp - Wikipedia

«arancel», palabra del año 2025 de la FundéuRAE

La Fundación del Español Urgente (FundéuRAE), promovida por la Real Academia Española y la Agencia EFE, ha escogido arancel como su palabra del año 2025. Las negociaciones y las imposiciones comerciales, promovidas por el presidente de Estados Unidos, especialmente las relacionadas con las exportaciones y las importaciones entre países, han sido las protagonistas de la información internacional durante meses, y lo siguen siendo. Este 2025, en el centro de muchas conversaciones se ha situado el sustantivo arancel. Esta voz ha pasado de estar reservada a los especialistas y al ámbito técnico a estar en boca de todos y convertirse en...

The 2025 Name of the Year is Elara

She doesn’t exist. Yet she’s everywhere—and she’s all of us.

TikTok term “67” named the 2025 Children’s Word of the Year

The Children’s Word of the Year 2025 is “67,” NOS Jeugdjournaal announced Tuesday afternoon. The word was chosen in a vote by Dutch children, which received over 100,000 votes. This year marked the second edition of the Children’s Word of the Year vote, with 67 following last year’s winner, “bruh.”

Switzerland’s Word of the Year | ZHAW Applied Linguistics

[Translate to english:] ZHAW Angewandte Linguistik | Das Wort des Jahres steht für wesentliche gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen, die sich in den Diskursen der Schweiz spiegeln.

Looking Good! “Biju” Chosen as One of Japan’s Words of 2025

Dictionary publisher Sanseidō picked biju as its word of the year for 2025. Often used for praising personal appearance, it made a notable appearance in one of the year’s J-pop hits.

韧、税分别当选“汉语盘点2025”国内、国际字-中新网

What was social media’s ‘word of the year’ for 2025?

My word of the year

As Christmas approaches, I reflect on my word of the year: pleonexia — an ancient Greek term describing the insatiable desire to take more than your fair share, even when it harms others. Once you understand pleonexia, you start to see it everywhere: in big tech, in bond markets, in tax...

LATIN WORD OF THE YEAR 2025 – VOX ANNI MMXXV

After a record-breaking vote the Latin Word of the Year 2025 has been chosen: rhonchissator! Rhonchissator (pronounced “wrong-kiss-SAH-tor”), a Latin agent noun meaning “snorer”, has soundly resonated with more than a third of all participants (521 of the total of 1374 votes registered). The word’s popularity is likely a testament not only to its rhonchous […]